Engineering Space-Efficient Frameworks

Written By William Robert King, RA

The first problem was sizing steel beams to fit within the floors, which after subtracting the ceiling components and the floor components (radiant in floor heating of course) we had about 16 inches of total depth plus bolts of about another inch or so.  This was the easy part, because we also needed to fit a fully ducted air-conditioning system within this space plus piping for the domestic water and storm water risers.

The solution was to cut the steel webbing and run all this through the beams as there was no space to go over or under them.  The openings were all reinforced with welded steel plates.

William Robert King, RA

In June of 1979, William Robert King, the firm’s founder, began his career in New York City as a project architect in the office of Ulrich Franzen and Associates, a noted international architectural firm. Mr. King’s experience working on projects such as Champion International Headquarters in Stamford, CT; Con Edison-Queens Division Headquarters in Forest Hills, NY; and the Headquarters for Philip Morris in New York City among many others, created the background for establishing his own practice in April of 1984.

From that point onward, Mr. King has developed a firm known for expertise in a wide range of projects and providing a variety of services for a diverse clientele.

In the first decade of practice, the firm’s work concentrated on residential rehabilitation projects for individual clients. In the years since the firm has seen a continuing trend towards residential, medical and commercial projects.

We are committed to improving the quality of services as well as maintaining our high design standards. Toward that end, we have fully computerized drafting & design, utilizing AutoCad, 3D Studio Max and Microsoft Visio Professional software.

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